Cardinal Points

The list of new elevations to the cardinalate looks at first sight as though it is random. But not so. It has a predominant flavour, and that, in view of the age of the present pontiff, is significant.

A quick glance at the CVs of the latest bunch convinces one that they are intended – at the next conclave – to confirm the Bergoglian succession. We are, sadly, in for more of the same.